DIDSBURY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER // The beauty of winter.

Written By Laura Maclean

Didsbury Family Photographer’s words and images about why winter might just be the perfect time for your family shoot.

A Family on their winter family shoot in Didsbury

Didsbury Family Photographer

I have had lots of messages lately from people saying they’d love to book in a shoot in the summer. If you’re a summer person, great - totally wait until your fave season! However, don’t feel like you have to wait until the summer months to get a beautiful shoot.

I’m here with a few words and images to sell you on the beauty of winter.

A photo of a family of four on their winter family shoot in Didsbury, young child kissing mummy, baby in daddy's arms, sun shining through the bare trees.

Ok, I am definitely one of those people who loves something about every season. Blooms and soft warm sunshine in spring. The long, hazy days in summer. All the cosiness and hygge in autumn. And the crisp, fresh bare beauty of winter.

Winter Family Shoots in Didsbury

There is something so magical about bare trees and frost. When nature powers down to regenerate and rest before it blooms again in spring. It is a time to get super cosy, wrap up warm, get your wellies on and go crunching the icy leaves underfoot. The winter sunshine just hits different and help create some really beautiful images.

The outdoor spaces are much quieter in winter meaning you can relax more and not worry about strangers being in shot - or having to keep waiting for dog walkers to pass.

The shorter days also mean you don’t have to get up at the crack of dawn for soft morning light, or stay up past bedtime for the lovely evening light. In fact, it is much easier to shoot at any time of the day throughout winter!

Young boy jumping across logs in the sunny winter park on his family shoot with Manchester family photographer

At Home in Didsbury and Out.

And winter shoots don’t have to mean just being outdoors - it is the perfect time for a split shoot. We can start off in the cosiness of your own home, getting some lovely images in your favourite place. Then all wrap up and head out into nature.

Or the other way around - we can meet outdoors for some fun, relaxed photos, then back home to get cosy with hot chocolates - what is better than that feeling after a chilly walk?!

mum and newborn baby wrapped up in a sunny, frosty park in Didsbury on their family shoot with Manchester Family Photographer

Family Shoot at Home in Didsbury then Marie Louise Gardens, Didsbury.

That’s exactly what we did on this gorgeous shoot. At home first with the latest, little squishy addition to the family - capturing those lovely cuddles and details. Then heading out to a very frosty Marie Louise gardens. One of my favourite local parks and a place a like to shoot often. We even had our own family shoot (film) done there in Autumn 2023.

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So, before you dismiss winter as a time to have a family shoot, consider whether this might actually be the best option for you!

family of four in the winter sunshine on their family shoot in Didsbury

Thanks so much,

Laura

Didsbury Family Photographer

Laura Maclean
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